St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-12

earthly help. We honor him for the courage
of his former acts, we love him for the calm,
sweet, gentle resignation of these last years.
Gcd. ] believe, mas led him step by step TO
spend his last days among us with a wisdom
gained from the cross, II gentle solemn wis
dom which helped him to see
TIE CAPTAIN OF OUR SALVATION,
who was made pei feet through suffering that
we might all be CT one and the Great Sufferer
not ashamed to call us brethren On his last
Sunday evening in this place, two weeks ago,
after the congregation retired from it, the Or
ganist and one or two others were practicing
the hymn Il Heard the Voice of Jesus Say,
Come Unto Me and Rest Mr.. Beecher,
doubtless with that tire that follows pas
tors Sunday work, remained and listened.
Two street urchins We're prompted to wander
into the building, and one of them was stand
ing in the position of the boy whom Raphael
immortalized gazing up at the organ. The
old man, laying his hands on the boys head,
turned his face up aud kissed him, and, with
his arms about the two left this scene of his
triumphs, his trials and his successes for
ever 1t was a fitting close to a grand life,
the old man of genius and fame shielding the
little wanderers; great in breasting tradi-
tional ways and prejudices; great also in the
gesture so like Him that recognized, us did
the Master that the humblest and the poor
est were his brethren-the great preacher led
out into the night by the little, nameeSS
unfinished for us TO do our little part, and
weave our humble deeds and teachings into
the story. Men will
PRAISE OUR BROTHER
for genius, patriotism, victories and intellect
ual labors. My love for him has had its ORR
gin in his broad humanity, his utter lack OF
shame, his transparent love of the light from
above that dwels in and teaches and beauti-
ties the lines of duty. He said of his father,
The two things which he desired most were
the glory of God and the good of men, So
it was with him, as the hearts of grateful
mymads attest. But we bid him here fare
well, aud to me oftenest will come the vision
of him passing out of yonder door with his
arms about the boys, passing on TO the city OF
God, where he hears again the familiar voice
of the Master saying, OF such is The kingdom
OF Heaven.
d. Hall pronounced the benediction and
the vast audience slowly filed out OF the
church. 1t was a notable gathering and
one long to be remembered by those pres
ent. After the conclusion of the services
at the Plymouth church the public was adj
mitted to view the body. The people were
formed in line along Orange and down
Henry streets. with policemen every few
yards to keep the late-comers from break
ing in. In short time the line extended
for two blocks, and two hours after the
doors were thrown open The line was nearly
quarter of mile long, or three times the
length of that of the previous day.
THE OTHER CHURCHES
in which services were held were all
crowded to the utmost extent of their ca
pacity. The surrounding streets in all di-
rections were crowded with people waiting
patiently their turn to gaze upon the face
of the dead preacher. 1t is estimated that
fully $4,000 people attended the services in
the various churches, and that fully twice
that number We're gathered in the streets in
the neighborhood of Plymouth church.
The people were kept moving rapidly by
the guard of honor, and it is estimated that
they passed the coffin at the rate of 200 per
minute. The children connected with the
Sunday school of Plymouth church were
permitted to view the remains during the
afternoon.
Rev. r. Dewitt Talmage. Presbyterian,
delivered the sermon at the First Baptist
church; Rev. S. II. Camp, Unitarian: Rabbi
Harris and Others of other denominations in
the Sands Street Methodist church; Rev.
w. T. Dixon, colored Baptist and Others at
the Unitarian church. and Rev. Cuthburt
Hall and others at the First Presbyterian
church.